We’d heard Google Instant was quietly popping up in mobile form for a lucky few, but it’s officially widespread now — the query-while-you-type search technology’s just hit open beta on Android 2.2 and iOS 4. Just go to Google in your favorite mobile browser and press the “Turn on” link, and you’ll be able to rush into the arms of your favorite technology blog with four fewer clicks. We maintain that it’s nigh-useless on most standard-sized mobile devices, as you can only ever see the top result without scrolling up and down, but it won’t cost you a penny to pick up your handset and form an opinion for yourself. Video demo after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Continue reading Google Instant for Mobile goes live on Android and iPhone (video) Google Instant for Mobile goes live on Android and iPhone (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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A Honduran man who admitted pulling the trigger in the execution-style killings of three college students in a schoolyard was sentenced Thursday to three consecutive life terms. (Nov. 4)
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Edison Pena has prepared for the New York City Marathon like no other competitor: running each morning and afternoon in a dark tunnel underground wearing steel-tipped electrician’s boots that he cut down to ankle-high shoes. (Nov. 4)
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AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner previews three top games in the NFL this week, including Tampa Bay at Atlanta. The much improved Raiders take on the Chiefs, while Peyton Manning’s Colts meet the Eagles and Michael Vick. (Nov. 4)
Continue reading …Cantor’s Promise to Hold Oversight Hearings Prompts CBS to Regurgitate Impeachment and Cite ‘Witch-Hunt’ Fears
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Contrasting a “contrite” President Obama with a “less conciliatory” Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, CBS reporter Nancy Cordes on Thursday night conveyed Democratic concern about likely House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's pledge to hold oversight hearings as she recalled “a barrage of damaging probes, one of which ended in impeachment hearings.” Cantor, Cordes asserted, has called “for more investigations into the administration, with quote 'one major oversight hearing each week.' That worries Democrats, who remember what happened the last time Republicans controlled the House during a Democratic presidency.” She then challenged Darrell Issa, now the ranking minority member on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform : “Democrats
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Click shouldtoday.com – to watch ‘Storm Chasers’ Star Matt Hughes Dead at 30 FREE Veteran meteorologist Matt Hughes, a star on Discovery Channel’s ‘Storm Chasers,’ was memorialized in his final episode on Nov. 3. He died on May 26 in Wichita, Kansas, at 30 years old. Many fans only learned of his death when the episode aired. The installment, titled ‘Dedication,’ detailed Hughes’ final storm chase. His cause of death has yet to be confirmed, but was “unrelated to his often dangerous hobby,”
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So, the mystery’s solved. If you’ll recall, we spotted ASUS’ Eee PC 1015T sittin’ pretty at Computex , but considering that the OS was wiped by the time we got to it, we were left to take the placard’s word for it when it came to specifications. Now, B&H has begun to offer this bad boy here in the States, with $349.99 nabbing you a 1.2GHz AMD V105 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB (5400RPM) hard drive, ATI’s Mobility Radeon HD 4250, a 10.1-inch LED-backlit panel, inbuilt webcam, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a 32-bit copy of Windows 7 Starter and a six-cell battery. All told, it rings up at 2.8 pounds and should last anywhere between three and six hours on a full charge, but we’re guessing real-world performance will swing towards the former. It’s available right now in blue, black and white, and if you’re looking for a way to stick it to Intel’s sluggish Atom line, here it is. ASUS Eee PC 1015T now on sale, complete with AMD V105 CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Microsoft Kinect ripped to pieces, found to contain chips on tiny green boards
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If you ever doubted that Microsoft’s Kinect was based on PrimeSense technology , you can leave those suspicions at the door — iFixit ‘s separated the twin-eye motion sensing camera into its constituent parts, and there’s definitely PrimeSense silicon on board. To be precise, there’s a PrimeSense processor that handles images from the color and infrared CMOS auto-focus imagers, a Marvell SoC to interface with those cameras, 512Mb of DDR2 memory and 8Mb of flash plus an accelerometer of all things. (Perhaps game developers intend to break the fourth wall when you inevitably knock the unit off your TV.) Filled with four different kinds of security screws and a fair bit of glue, Kinect’s a tough nut to crack. Seems like a small price to pay, however, when it’s so wonderfully robotic underneath. Oh, and speaking of the Kinect — don’t suppose you’ve read our full review ? Microsoft Kinect ripped to pieces, found to contain chips on tiny green boards originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The skies over Haiti’s capital darkened, and wind and rain are picking up. Tropical Storm Tomas is closing in on Port-au-Prince, where hundreds of thousands still live in tents and under tarps after being left homeless by January’s earthquake. (Nov. 4)
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